Cure Research for Stroke
Cure Research list for Stroke:
The list of research areas and treatments under analysis mentioned
in various sources for Stroke
includes:
Medications currently used in research into the prevention of Stroke:
Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
Some of the different medications being used in the research into prevention of Stroke include:
- Indapamide - in combination with Aceon
- Ramipril - in combination with a Thiazide diuretic
- Fosinopril - relevant to people with high blood pressure and diabetes
Treatments for Stroke
Treatments to consider for Stroke may include:
Medical Research Breakthroughs and Stroke
New way to control bleeding in the brain: A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins doctors has
fine-tuned the dosage and timing for administering clot-busting tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA) to patients with strokes caused by bleeding within
the brain. The treatment has been shown to dramatically decrease death and
disability in patients with this typically lethal subset of stroke. The
condition, known as intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), causes blood to clot
inside the brain's interior cavities, building up pressure within the brain.
Until recently, no treatment existed for this subset of stroke.The new research builds on a series of previous studies
designed to test the safety and efficacy of clot-busting drugs in patients with
ICH. This treatment, clears the trapped blood out of the brain by bathing-and
dissolving-the clot directly in tPA. This drug normally isn't recommended for
conditions that involve bleeding, such as ICH, because it can increase the risk
of further haemorrhage. However, since high-dose (80 to 100 mg) tPA is
effective at breaking up clots in other conditions, such as heart attacks and
other types of strokes, the team wondered whether very low doses of the drug
might be a safe and effective way to treat ICH. Tracking patients' progress
with daily CT scans, the researchers found that the clots dissolved within
three to four days on average, with patients on 1 milligram of tPA every 8
hours dissolving their clots about a day faster than those on the other
treatment regimens. This timing is about two to three times faster than that of
previous patients who didn't receive tPA. Hanley notes that additional bleeding
among all the patients was minimal; those treated with tPA weren't any more
likely to have additional haemorrhage than those past patients who didn't
receive the drug. One month after treatment, more than 80 percent of the
patients were alive, and 10 percent of these had recovered enough to return to
their jobs, the researchers report.
Cure Research discussion for Stroke:
Some brain damage that results from stroke may be secondary
to the initial death of brain cells caused by the lack of blood flow to
the brain tissue. This brain damage is a result of a toxic reaction to the
primary damage. Researchers are studying the mechanisms of this toxic
reaction and ways to prevent this secondary injury to the brain.
Scientists hope to develop neuroprotective agents to prevent this damage.
Another area of research involves experiments with vasodilators,
medication that expand or dilate blood vessels and thus increase the blood
flow to the brain. Basic research has also focused on the genetics of
stroke and stroke risk factors. One area of research involving genetics is
gene therapy. One promising area of stroke animal research involves
hibernation. The dramatic decrease of blood flow to the brain in
hibernating animals is extensive enough t that it would kill a
non-hibernating animal. If scientists can discover how animals hibernate
without experiences brain damage, then maybe they can discover ways to
stop the brain damage associated with decreased blood flow in stroke
patients. Other studies are looking at the role of hypothermia, or
decreased body temperature, on metabolism and neuroprotection. Scientists
are working to develop new and better ways to help the brain repair itself
and restore important functions to the stroke patients. Some evidence
suggests that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), in which a small
magnetic current is delivered to an area of the brain, may possibly
increase brain plasticity and speed up recover of function after stroke.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Stroke Information Page: NINDS)
Medical research for Stroke: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to medical research for Stroke:
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